Soil Data Explorer - ARBUCKLE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the ARBUCKLE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of ARBUCKLE, and applied along 1-cm thick depth slices. Solid lines are the slice-wise median, bounded on either side by the interval defined by the slice-wise 5th and 95th percentiles. The median is the value that splits the data in half. Five percent of the data are less than the 5th percentile, and five percent of the data are greater than the 95th percentile. Values along the right hand side y-axis describe the proportion of pedon data that contribute to aggregate values at this depth. For example, a value of "90%" at 25cm means that 90% of the pedons correlated to ARBUCKLE were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRA	Lab ID	Pedon ID	Taxonname	CI	NSSL / NASIS Reports	Link To SoilWeb GMap
15	73C0030	S1973CA079002	ARBUCKLE	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	35.7572212,-120.8141632
17	16N0381	S2015CA103007	Arbuckle	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.0592778,-122.2016389

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the ARBUCKLE soil series. Monthly precipitation (PPT) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) have been estimated from the 50th percentile of gridded values (PRISM 1981-2010) overlapping with the extent of SSURGO map units containing each series as a major component. Monthly PET values were estimated using the method of Thornthwaite (1948). These (and other) climatic parameters are calculated with each SSURGO refresh and provided by the fetchOSD function of the soilDB package. Representative water storage values (“AWC” in the figures) were derived from SSURGO by taking the 50th percentile of profile-total water storage (sum[awc_r * horizon thickness]) for each soil series. Note that this representation of “water storage” is based on the average ability of most plants to extract soil water between 15 bar (“permanent wilting point”) and 1/3 bar (“field capacity”) matric potential. Soil moisture state can be roughly interpreted as “dry” when storage is depleted, “moist” when storage is between 0mm and AWC, and “wet” when there is a surplus. Clearly there are a lot of assumptions baked into this kind of monthly water balance. This is still a work in progress.

Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the ARBUCKLE series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the ARBUCKLE series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the ARBUCKLE series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Small Shannon entropy values suggest relatively consistent geomorphic association, while larger values suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

Competing Series

Soil series competing with ARBUCKLE share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the ARBUCKLE series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the ARBUCKLE series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Shannon entropy values close to 0 represent soil series with relatively consistent geomorphic association, while values close to 1 suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with ARBUCKLE, arranged according to family differentiae. Hovering over a series name will print full classification and a small sketch from the OSD. Source: snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Block Diagrams

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

1. CA-2010-08-30-05 | Colusa County - 2006

   Typical pattern of soils on the western edge of the Sacramento Valley and on the Coast Range foothills (Soil Survey of Colusa County, California).

2. CA-2012-05-08-20 | San Luis Obispo County, Carrizo Plain Area - 2003

   Idealized cross-section of the northwestern part of the survey area, showing soil-landscape-geology relationships (Soil Survey of San Luis Obispo County, California, Carrizo Plain Area; 2003).

Map Units

Map units containing ARBUCKLE as a major component. Limited to 250 records.

Map Unit Name	Symbol	Map Unit Area (ac)	Map Unit Key	National Map Unit Symbol	Soil Survey Area	Publication Date	Map Scale
Arbuckle-Hillgate complex, 1 to 5 percent slopes	151	8465	461575	hh9j	ca011	1999	1:24000
Arbuckle sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	150	6833	461574	hh9h	ca011	1999	1:24000
Arbuckle gravelly loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	152	969	461576	hh9k	ca011	1999	1:24000
Arbuckle gravelly loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, MLRA 17	AoA	17263	458578	2t7r8	ca021	1961	1:20000
Arbuckle gravelly loam, clayey substratum, 0 to 2 percent slope	Ar	2164	458582	hd5z	ca021	1961	1:20000
Arbuckle gravelly loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, MLRA 17	AoB	1635	458579	2w8cy	ca021	1961	1:20000
Arbuckle gravelly loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, water table, MLRA 17	Ap	1178	458581	2y0fb	ca021	1961	1:20000
Arbuckle gravelly sandy loam, 0 percent slopes, MLRA 17	As	973	458583	2y0fc	ca021	1961	1:20000
Arbuckle cobbly loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, MLRA 17	AoxA	219	458580	2y0f7	ca021	1961	1:20000
Arbuckle gravelly loam, 2 to 9 percent slopes	AgC	3110	455548	h913	ca053	1972	1:24000
Placentia-Arbuckle complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	PoE	2090	455699	h95z	ca053	1972	1:24000
Arbuckle gravelly loam, 9 to 15 percent slopes	AgD	600	455549	h914	ca053	1972	1:24000
Arbuckle gravelly loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes	AkB	2512	459666	hf9y	ca097	1968	1:20000
Arbuckle gravelly sandy loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes	AgD	551	459664	hf9w	ca097	1968	1:20000
Arbuckle gravelly loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	AkC	542	459667	hf9z	ca097	1968	1:20000
Arbuckle gravelly sandy loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes	AgB	429	459663	hf9v	ca097	1968	1:20000
Arbuckle gravelly sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	AgE	153	459665	hf9x	ca097	1968	1:20000
Arbuckle gravelly loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, MLRA 17	AaA	2392	459206	2t7r8	ca113	1968	1:20000
Arbuckle gravelly loam, 0 to 7 percent slopes, MLRA 17	AaB	1325	459207	2y0f9	ca113	1968	1:20000
Moda taxadjunct-Arbuckle complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	179	602	461206	hgxm	ca612	2005	1:24000
Arbuckle gravelly loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, MLRA 17	178	167	461207	2t7r8	ca612	2005	1:24000
Arbuckle gravelly loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, MLRA 17	AvA	25238	460686	2t7r8	ca645	1961	1:20000
Arbuckle gravelly loam, clayey substratum, channeled	Ay	20073	460689	hgcy	ca645	1961	1:20000
Arbuckle gravelly loam, clayey substratum, 0 to 3 percent slopes	Aw	4403	460688	hgcx	ca645	1961	1:20000
Arbuckle-Tehama complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, MLRA 17	Az	4383	460690	2y0fd	ca645	1961	1:20000
Arbuckle gravelly fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, MLRA 17	Au	3074	460685	2y0f8	ca645	1961	1:20000
Arbuckle gravelly loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, MLRA 17	AvB	1523	460687	2w8cy	ca645	1961	1:20000
Arbuckle gravelly loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, MLRA 14	ArA	4140	456964	2t7r7	ca646	1967	1:24000
Arbuckle loam, deep, 5 to 9 percent slopes	AkC	509	456963	hbhr	ca646	1967	1:24000
Arbuckle variant sandy loam	116	700	462768	hjk0	ca647	1984	1:24000
Arbuckle-San Ysidro complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes	106	24300	457209	hbrp	ca665	1977	1:24000
Arbuckle-Positas complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	102	16365	457205	hbrk	ca665	1977	1:24000
Arbuckle-Positas complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	103	13345	457206	hbrl	ca665	1977	1:24000
Arbuckle-Positas complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes	104	5835	457207	hbrm	ca665	1977	1:24000
Arbuckle-Positas complex, 50 to 75 percent slopes	105	4545	457208	hbrn	ca665	1977	1:24000
Arbuckle fine sandy loam, 2 to 9 percent slopes	101	3005	457204	hbrj	ca665	1977	1:24000
Arbuckle fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	100	2050	457203	hbrh	ca665	1977	1:24000
Arbuckle sandy loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes	304	16365	458487	hd2x	ca667	2003	1:24000
Arbuckle sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	303	5070	458486	hd2w	ca667	2003	1:24000
Arbuckle sandy loam, 9 to 15 percent slopes	302	3450	458485	hd2v	ca667	2003	1:24000
Arbuckle sandy loam, 2 to 9 percent slopes	301	2635	458484	hd2t	ca667	2003	1:24000
Arbuckle sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes, eroded	306	820	458488	hd2y	ca667	2003	1:24000
Arbuckle sandy loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes, eroded	307	305	458489	hd2z	ca667	2003	1:24000
Arbuckle gravelly loam, 2 to 9 percent slopes, dry, MLRA 19	AlC	3711	458141	2w8cx	ca679	1967	1:15840
Arbuckle loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	AkC	1317	458139	hcqp	ca679	1967	1:15840
Arbuckle gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	AlD	1014	458142	hcqs	ca679	1967	1:15840
Arbuckle gravelly loam, 2 to 25 percent slopes, severely eroded	AlE3	424	458144	hcqv	ca679	1967	1:15840
Arbuckle gravelly clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	AmC	410	458145	hcqw	ca679	1967	1:15840
Arbuckle loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	AkD	352	458140	hcqq	ca679	1967	1:15840
Arbuckle gravelly loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	AlE	292	458143	hcqt	ca679	1967	1:15840
Arbuckle sandy loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes	304cp	283	1412865	1jf69	ca772	1981	1:24000
Arbuckle sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	303cp	95	1412864	1jf68	ca772	1981	1:24000
Arbuckle sandy loam, 2 to 9 percent slopes	301cp	41	1412862	1jf66	ca772	1981	1:24000
Arbuckle sandy loam, 9 to 15 percent slopes	302cp	8	1412863	1jf67	ca772	1981	1:24000
Arbuckle-Positas complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	102pr	4	1412868	1jf6d	ca772	1981	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the ARBUCKLE soil series. To learn more about how this distribution was mapped, or to compare this soil series extent to others, use the Series Extent Explorer (SEE) application. Source: generalization of SSURGO geometry (updated 2023-10-04).